Collection Highlights
Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.052.56.GrantUniform.Photos.
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Framed spoons (15) and forks (21) from Hudson River steamboats
Object Number:
1941.839a-jj
Date:
1840-1930
Medium:
Silver plate; wood, velvet
Dimensions:
frame: 19 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 3 in. ( 49.5 x 82.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Collection of 15 silver plated spoons and 21 forks from various Hudson River steamboats; all engraved (later) with name of steamer and date it was built; each piece nailed to velvet-covered backboard with nail through handle of spoon or fork.
Gallery Label:
These forks and spoons were used on various steamboats from the Hudson River Day Line, primarily from the 1860s to the 1920s.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
